US and International News

April 11, 2017

NEW YORK — You didn’t think those super-low gas prices would last forever, did you? The U.S. government says a rebound in oil prices means drivers will be paying more at the pump this summer than last year. But that will still be a bargain compared to just a few years ago. … Read More ➝

April 10, 2017

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The owner of a pipeline spewing natural gas in Alaska’s Cook Inlet says dive crews have located the leak. The Hilcorp Alaska LLC pipeline has leaked hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of processed natural gas since mid-December. The leak was spotted from th… Read More ➝

April 10, 2017

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An environmental group is appealing the approval of a hotly contested natural gas pipeline through the ecologically sensitive New Jersey Pinelands region by the state agency created to protect the area. The Sierra Club filed an appeal Monday of a Feb. 24 decisio… Read More ➝

April 7, 2017

TRENTON, N.J. — The environmental impacts of a proposed roughly 120-mile (193-kilometre), $1.2 billion natural gas pipeline from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Jersey would be “effectively limited,” federal regulators said Friday. Read More ➝

April 7, 2017

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Don’t look to the Kentucky Coal Museum to bring coal back. The museum is installing solar panels on its roof, part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city’s largest electric customers. It’s also a symbol of the state’… Read More ➝

April 5, 2017

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Britain’s prime minister pitched the benefits of the London Stock Exchange during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the kingdom weighs which international market to list shares of oil giant Aramco in what many expect will be the largest public offering in … Read More ➝

April 4, 2017

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland’s financial markets watchdog says it investigated 22 breaches of money laundering requirements last year, from nine in 2015, as the Alpine country seeks to combat the growing risk of corruption linked to assets from around the world. The authorit… Read More ➝

April 3, 2017

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has voted to oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline and to request that the city’s finance department avoid contracting with banks that back the $8 billion project. The Seattle Times reports (https://goo.gl/imAhny ) the council voted unanimously Mond… Read More ➝

April 3, 2017

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An underwater pipeline that sprung a leak in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, an area known for diverse marine life, probably dumped less than three gallons (11 litres) of crude oil into the ocean, the pipeline’s owner said Monday. The spill between two production… Read More ➝

April 3, 2017

DOHA, Qatar — The energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field by 10 per cent. State-run Qatar Petroleum said Monday the increase would give the 2022 World Cup host capacity to export some 2 billion cubic feet of gas per … Read More ➝